The clerks at the convenience stores located at 3911 Highway 366 and 3301 Cleveland Street told Groves police officers that the men entered their stores wearing masks and demanded money, a release from the department states.

One of the men pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded the money, while the other suspect went around the counter and took money from the register, the release states.

According to the release, in both cases the suspect with the gun also pointed the gun at two of the customers and demanded money from them.

The suspects fled the last store in a car with an undetermined amount of cash.

An officer saw the car in question and began a pursuit for a few blocks before the suspects jumped out of the vehicle while it was still in motion and fled on foot, the release states.